Who did what for Lexington Last Night? This Guy can tell You

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After tonight’s game at Herschel Greer Stadium, the Oklahoma City RedHawks won’t play again in Nashville this season unless they face the Sounds in the Pacific Coast League play-offs in September. Although the Astros’ prospects likely won’t be playing in his backyard until 2012, Brooks Parker, a Nashville resident plans to keep following them just as intensely as ever.

Parker writes the daily Minor League Recap for THE CRAWFISH BOXES website. His recaps give anyone interested in the future of the Astros a brief rundown of the previous night’s games from Oklahoma City to Lexington. Short season squads will be added once those seasons commence.

Parker, who grew up an Astros fan in Victoria, Texas, began posting the daily recaps last summer for the fan blog. The feature has grown in readership this season as the major league club struggles and more prospects make their way up through the system. “It has been fun to see all of the comments and the increase in excitement about the minors,” Parker told me via email interview.

When he can’t see the RedHawks play in Nashville, Parker is reliant on his computer to gather information for his recaps. “I actually keep a tab open for each active minor league team’s games. My wife complains that I keep too many windows open,” Parker said.

Parker is considering trips to Lexington and Greeneville later this summer to see more prospects first hand. However, whether he sees them in person or on the internet, he intends to keep people informed about the Astros of the Future.